Comment by ziofill

3 hours ago

But it supercharges what can be done once you get root, no?

By a LOT. It would expose the data Windows keeps isolated using virtualization based security.

  • Does this mean the exploit can be used in a VM to get access to the host machine?

    • Not necessarily. A VM doesn't have a "real" DMA controller, and this exploit is specific to a family of real hardware CPUs.

      Its not to say that its not impressive, but its fairly isolated to a specific family of processors from 2013.